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Why the big consulting firms are bad for healthcare
The healthcare industry has many ills. The payer-provider disconnect creates confusion, limits access, and exacerbates inefficiencies. Doctor and nurse burnout has led to widespread staffing shortages. This is compounded...
What AI can—and can’t—fix in behavioral health’s labor crisis
America’s behavioral health workforce is in crisis. Burnout is accelerating, waitlists are expanding, and clinicians are transitioning away from the field at alarming rates—not because their passion has diminished,...
Vera Rubin Observatory reveals jaw-dropping first images from world’s largest telescope
This morning, the world’s largest telescope revealed its first-ever images of space—and they’re pretty jaw-dropping. The images come courtesy of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a scientific facility...
Hims & Hers stock plummets after Novo Nordisk ends partnership over “knock-off” Wegovy
This morning, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced the abrupt end of its brief partnership with telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS), citing concerns over...
Compass’s lawsuit against Zillow highlights the growing power struggle in online real estate
Two of the nation’s real estate titans are on a collision course. Compass, one of the largest brokerages in the country, has filed a complaint in a New York...
New York announces it will build a new nuclear power plant
New York state will build a new nuclear power plant that will provide at least one gigawatt of electricity—enough to power about a million homes. When announcing the project...
Is my JetBlue flight canceled? Customers entitled to refunds, alternate routes as airline pulls out of Miami
With the summer travel season in full swing and next weekend’s busy July 4 holiday nearing, many airlines are feeling the pinch of softer-than-expected travel demand, as Americans find it...
Iran fires missiles at U.S. air base in Qatar
Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. Witnesses reported seeing missiles in the skies,...
Extreme heat threatens to break records in 250+ cities this week
The week is already off to an extremely hot, and dangerous, start for many in the Eastern half of the U.S., as experts say hundreds of cities could see...
AI-generated ASMR is taking over the internet, and it’s getting really weird
On TikTok, an ASMR creator dips a spoon into a bowl of molten-hot lava, brings it to her lips, and eats it like it’s honey. Another creator crunches down...
